Unit 5 Languages around the World Reading and Thinking 导学案-2023-2024学年高一上学期英语人教版（2019）必修第一册

Unit 5 THE CHINESE WRITING SYSTEM: CONNECTING THE PAST AND THE PRESENT Yichang Foreign Languages Senior High School, Xu Rong Activity 1: Prediction: Look at the title and picture below. Predict what the text will be about. The passage is probably about the and of Chinese writing system. Activity 2: Fast-reading: Please read the passage quickly and try to match the main idea with each paragraph. Para 1 One main factor of the ancient Chinese civilization is the Chinese writing system. Para 2 The writing system became well-developed and developed into different forms. Para 3 Written Chinese connects China's present with its past, and has become an art form. Para 4 The Chinese language is helping to spread China's culture and history to the world. Para 5 The writing system began to develop in one direction. Para 6 At the beginning, written Chinese was a picture-based language. Activity 3: If the passage is divided into three parts, please find out the main idea of each part. Part I: Part II: Part III: Activity 4: Scan Para.2-3 to find the words and phrases that describe a time. Time What happened to Chinese writing system? Activity 5: Read para 4-6 to underline sentences including “importance” or “important”. What does the Chinese writing system connect? · unite people and culture connect · Connect the past and the present connect the past and the present · make Chinese characters an art form connect · make it possible for foreigners to appreciate China’s culture and history connect Activity 6: Further thinking: Why do you think Chinese is becoming more and more popular in some countries? Do you think one day Chinese will become a global language like English? Why/Why not? Activity 7: Post reading Write a short speech